The woman. The CEO of the lobby. Damen looked at him. What about her? You working with her now?
Really working? Not managing her. Working? Yes. Damian said that was the right call.
I think so. You were angry. Edward said in the moment. Don't tell me you weren't. Half a second.
Damian said. I told the journalist. Half a second can be enough to make the wrong call. Edward looked at his coffee cup. I made a lot of wrong calls in half seconds when I was coming up.
Cost me things I didn't get back. He paused. You chose different. I thought about Maya. Damian said, "I know, but you also chose to think about Maya.
That's the part people miss." He met Damen's eyes. The thinking is the choice. Half a second and you chose what to think about. That's everything. Damian sat with that.
I still think about what would have happened. He said, "If I'd picked up the money, if I'd walked out." Nothing good, Edward said. The company still collapses. Adrien still gets the technology. 17,000 People still lose their jobs.
He picked up the cup again, took another sip, set it down with the resignation of a man who has decided the coffee is the price of the conversation. You made the right call for the right reasons. The outcome confirms it. That doesn't happen often enough in this world. Let it mean what it means.